A project proposal from Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline began years ago with intentions on breaking down the differences of machines and humans and creating the relevance between specific parts and components in each. They eventually came upon a word that summed up a majority of their word and projects which became known as the "cyborg". Many household items began multiple discussions and they began looking further into thermostats and toilets. These everyday items humans necessarily take for granted. These evaluations became more commonly related to our bodies heart rates, bodily works and nervous systems. Systems that inherently are apart and among a much larger scale process that are naturally overlooked and rarely thought about because they usually "work". "Rose" was the first cyborg recorded by Clynes and Kline. The rat that was experimented on was nameless thus taking the name of the creator of the pump Dr. Rose (whom was a researcher for the cure for cancer). Rose was attached to a pump that on a regular basis, would be pumped or shot with a dose of the needed medicine to keep a correct blood pressure for example.
One of the first humans to undergo such an experiment would become Kevin Warwick. Warwick placed a glass chipped tube beneath his skin in his wrist that would act as a censor for opening doors and turning off/on lights in his laboratory. Warwick's work was so successful that he eventually was interested in implanting a 100-spike chip in the same area which would interact with near computers, sending waves back and forth, being able to communicate to a certain extent possibly his human health such as blood pressure, heart beats etc.
This would become very fascinating in that later the book begins to talk about the conscious and unconscious performances our body creates and goes through to survive. Such an example is breathing; our body doesn't stop breathing unless we tell certain muscles and mind controls to stop inhaling and "hold our breath", the body then gasps for air eventually and we exhale for fresh air. Sleeping for instance is our bodies way of telling us we need "rest" so we know if we are tired we simply go to bed, gain rest, and awake re-energized.
It becomes complex in the end as the author begins talking about exploration and cyborg integration to realize possibilities in the future we might overcome. Creating machines that coincide with our bodies that might help us eat less, sleep less, control "less" which could possibly result in better survival for example: in space or another planet. Having our mind as the only limitation and not necessarily our body is a very interesting thought. The virtual and physical divide is quite complicated. Transparent technologies such as: pen, paper for an artist or author, sports equipment for the athlete and musical instruments for the musician; eventually become a second part of the body as we become far more familiar with these equipments. Opaque technologies for example: computers and cars; are in everyday use but these types of items inherently break down some times or crash, resulting in problems for the user, and these problems are much more visible than the void in thought for an author or artist.
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